SPHHS February 2017 eNews

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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio and doctoral student Tai Spargo led an analysis of the effectiveness of the 1983 Orphan Drug Act that found that current incentives “are not sufficiently stimulating orphan drug development” by pharmaceutical companies. Learn more

The research team headed by Jane Kent, Professor of Kinesiology, and Frank Sup of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, will use the new ergometer to investigate the energetic mechanisms for changes in muscle function in old age and chronic disease. Learn more

In a new report, the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) research team found that financial problems were the most commonly reported negative impact of gambling, experienced by 3.8 percent of gamblers and roughly 51.1 percent of problem gamblers.Learn more

Associate Professor of Epidemiology Susan Sturgeon will team up on a one-year pilot study of bisphenol A (BPA), phthalate and related compound levels and effects on breast density around the time when a woman is breast-feeding her first child. Learn more

Alexander Suvorov, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, is leading an international team that aims to increase awareness of new toxicology techniques in Russia and to allow scientists to eliminate the use of lab animals.Learn more

MPH student Tess Curran wrote the paper for her honors thesis project while an undergraduate public health student at UMass Amherst. Faculty advisor Lisa Wexler is co-author of the publication. Learn more

Melanie Wilk received the $3,000 award, which is sponsored by Mead Johnson Nutrition, a company that is focused on children’s nutrition. Wilk hopes to work with mothers and children in the future as part of her career as a dietitian. Learn more

The SPHHS Career Networking and Development Conference will include networking roundtables, a career fair, and department-specific panel sessions. The event is free to all undergraduate and graduate students. Learn more

Communication disorders graduate students will host a dance and music showcase to raise community awareness for stroke and aphasia on March 25, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Student Union's Cape Cod Lounge. Learn more